A guitar that was damaged during a backstage argument between Oasis‘ Liam and Noel Gallagher that led to the band’s break-up has sold at auction for £325,000. The red Gibson ES-355 guitar was broken backstage at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris in August 2009, where the band notoriously cancelled their set at the
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Indie Lable Market: London has shared dates for its summer event – view the full line-up details below. Started at Soho’s Berwick Street market in 2011, ILM has hosted 70 events all over the world and has partnered with more than 600 independent record labels throughout the UK as well as in Paris, Berlin, Rome,
All nine members of K-pop girl group TWICE have officially launched personal Instagram accounts. Today (May 17), the members of the group – comprising Jihyo, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu – shared their first posts on their newly established individual Instagram accounts. Previously, the girl group shared personal photos through a
Norwegian Eurovision entry Subwoolfer have shared a ‘Jolene’ parody about their time in Turin. The duo, who comically donned yellow wolf masks in this year’s tournament, were 50-1 to win in Italy with their track ‘Give That Wolf A Banana’. They finished the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in 10th place with 182 points, some way
The Charlatans‘ Tim Burgess has said that Nottingham’s Rock City venue waived their traditional cut of merch sales during the band’s show at the venue last weekend. Burgess has been a frequent voice of opposition against venues that take a percentage of merchandise sales from artists, saying last year that “the whole system needs addressing”.
Red Velvet, EXO’s Suho, Chung Ha and more have been confirmed for MIK Festival 2022, which will take place in London. The one-day event, whose name stands for Made In Korea Festival, is billed as “the biggest outdoor K-pop festival in Europe ever”. SM Entertainment girl group Red Velvet will top the bill in Southwark
The Weeknd continues his run of pop dominance, picking up a pair of awards on the opening night of this year’s Juno Awards. More than 40 awards were handed out at last night’s (May 14) ceremony, held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the Ontario capital, which took place a day prior to tonight’s (May
Ed Sheeran helped to pay for some of the medical treatment that late Wanted star Tom Parker received during his time battling brain cancer. Parker told fans in October, 2020 that he had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, and after 18 months of fighting the disease, he died this past March. “It is
Japanese Breakfast is set to make her Saturday Night Live debut next week, appearing as the musical guest on the show’s season 47 finale. The singer-songwriter, aka Michelle Zauner, released new album ‘Jubilee’ last year, will appear on the May 21 edition of the long-running show, with Russian Doll and Orange Is The New Black star
Mongolian rockers The Hu have today (May 13) shared their thunderous new single, ‘This Is Mongol’ – check it out below. The track is another preview of their upcoming second studio album, which is set for release later this year via Better Noise Music. A statement said of the track: “As with all of their
Girl In Red has shared the official video for ‘hornylovesickmess’, which was directed by Euphoria star Hunter Schafer – watch below. The song appears on the Norwegian singer-songwriter’s acclaimed debut album ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’, which came out in April 2021. READ MORE: Girl In Red at Reading Festival 2021: a fitting, chaotic
Gentle Sinners – the new project from Aidan Moffat of Arab Strap and James Graham of The Twilight Sad – have shared the latest single from their upcoming debut album. Listen to ‘Landfill’ below. ‘Landfill’ follows recent single ‘Face To Fire (After Nyman)’, which was released in March alongside the announcement of the album, ‘These Actions Cannot Be
Lorde has launched her own curated station on Sonos Radio, called SOLARSYSTYM. The station sees the singer looking back throughout her life and career, from her youth to now, charting the pivotal moments and artists that impacted her along the way. Artists featured include J Dilla, Cocteau Twins, Radiohead and more. Listen to a sample
Diddy – aka Love – has announced the launch of Love Records, a new R&B label which will release his first solo album since 2006. The hip-hop mogul (real name Sean Combs) will maintain his supervision role at Bad Boy Entertainment – the label he founded in 1993, which put out albums by The Notorious B.I.G., Ma$e,
Tove Lo has offered up a sombre cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s hit song ‘good 4 u’, performing her take as part of Sweden’s P3 Radio Live sessions. Where Rodrigo’s original weaves a jaded sweetness into its angsty melodic punches, Lo’s rendition waxes melancholy. As textural interest seeps through by the second verse, Lo spins a
Apple has announced that it is officially discontinuing the iPod, after more than 20 years on the market. The MP3 player launched in 2001 with its original, click-wheel navigation, which was designed by Tony Fadell, who later invented the iPhone. The device was initially able to store up to 1,000 tracks. Following the original model,
Madonna is preparing to release a charitable NFT collection that includes a video of her avatar giving birth to a rapidly growing tree. READ MORE: Madame X review: Madonna concert movie proves the Queen of Pop is still in her prime The pop star’s Mother Of Creation collection is described in press material as a “labour of
A man from Long Island has pleaded guilty to two charges relating to hit-and-run incident that caused the death of Nicki Minaj’s father, Robert, in 2021. At a hearing last week (May 6), Charles Polevich pleaded guilty to one count of leaving the scene of an accident and another count of evidence tampering according to
Sharon Van Etten has shared a cinematic new video for ‘Mistakes’ – watch her wander around Brooklyn for the new visual below. READ MORE: Sharon Van Etten on the cover: “I have to be hopeful. I’m a mother and I want to be brave for my son” The track is taken from Van Etten’s sixth studio
Sheffield’s The Leadmill has teased a “big show announcement” due to be revealed tomorrow (May 9) as the venue continues to fight to stay open. In March, the team behind the iconic venue announced that it would be closing next year due to its landlord issuing a notice of eviction. In the weeks that followed,